District of Columbia § 8-651.07 Tree Fund.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 8-651.07 — Tree Fund.

District of Columbia § 8-651.07

Title 8Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.

Ch. 6BUrban Forest Preservation.

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D.C. Code § 8-651.07 (2026).

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(a)There is established as a special fund the Tree Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Director in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. (a-1) Fees and penalties collected pursuant to this chapter or any rules established to implement this chapter shall be deposited into the Fund.

(1)The Fund shall be used to:

(A)Plant trees on public space and on District-owned land, including parks and school property; and

(B)Provide income-contingent subsidies to assist District residents with costs related to the removal and replacement of hazardous trees.

(2)The Fund may be used:

(A)In coordination with the District Department of the Environment, to support tree planting on private land;

(B)To conduct survival checks of replacement trees plante

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(a) There is established as a special fund the Tree Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Director in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(a-1) Fees and penalties collected pursuant to this chapter or any rules established to implement this chapter shall be deposited into the Fund.

(1) The Fund shall be used to:

(A) Plant trees on public space and on District-owned land, including parks and school property; and

(B) Provide income-contingent subsidies to assist District residents with costs related to the removal and replacement of hazardous trees.

(2) The Fund may be used:

(A) In coordination with the District Department of the Environment, to support tree planting on private land;

(B) To conduct survival checks of replacement trees planted on public or private land; and

(C) For any associated costs incurred by the District in administering this chapter .

(b-1) The Mayor shall ensure that trees planted pursuant to this section are checked for survival at appropriate intervals to evaluate canopy replacement and inform future planting decisions.

(c) Repealed.

(c-1) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.

(d) Repealed.

Legislative History

June 12, 2003, D.C. Law 14-309, § 107, 50 DCR 888; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 21(a), 52 DCR 2638; Sept. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-20, § 6102, 54 DCR 7052